Posted on 10/19/2006 10:56:56 AM PDT by floridareader1
F***ing Owner Real Dumb
Friend of my brother's bought a Crown Vic at a police auction. An unmarked policecar that still had the "I support the Police Department" bumper sticker and the Brotherhood of Police Officers window sticker on it.
Awesome ride and it was absolute badass on the open road!
I've owned two, both bought second hand. Paid $2000 for the first one(1992 model) and put close to 100,000 miles on it. At around 180,000 miles it started blowing smoke out the tail pipe and the end was soon there after. Got my money's worth out of that one.
2nd one was newer model repo that I got for peanuts. replaced the transmission at 130,000, 2 years later at 175,000 she's still running, albeit rough. Won't be buying anymore.
I drive a 2003 4-door Buick Century, and the only complaint I have is that it has a small back seat.
we just got rid of our '90 Taurus Wagon .. that thing was GREAT .. we even replaced the rotten transmission to keep it on the road. Wish American automakers would again come up with something new, efficient, cost-effective and worth buying.
RIP, dear Taurus
You've got about a year before it starts falling apart. Watch for trim that starts falling off.
Forgot to ask - how does it feel to drive a *1983* Buick Century? Because your 03 *is* an 83 with an updated drivetrain, some minor bodywork changes, and some interior revisions!
Great on gas mileage, and as powerful on the road as a Dodge Ram pickup truck.
Dollar for dollar, pound for pound, I know of no finer automobile than the Ford Taurus.
Sure, you can pay more, but you can't get more value than the new 2007 Ford Taurus.
These will be in the dealer showrooms for only a limited time! Reserve yours today!
You're probably right that GM would have wrecked the Camry due to an atrocious workforce.
IMHO the Big Three got the unions they deserved.
Went from 1979 Fairmont to 1986 Thunderbird to 1998 Taurus to 2001 Taurus to 2006 Five Hundred.
So far, so good.
Which one, the V6 Ram? [snicker]
Naah. I change the oil on a regular basis. Believe me, it helps.
Actually the V-10.
If we all treated ours like you supposedly treat yours, they all wouldn't make it past the warranty date.
I drive mine hard, but I pull all the maintenance on them. That said, my aunt had an 02 Century. She traded it two years ago for a Jaguar XJ8 because the Century was forever losing parts - and had only 30K on the clock!
"The Ford Focus and the Ford 500 are very nice and well engineered cars. And they were designed to replace the Taurus."
The 500 should have been the new Taurus. But I guess by this point Ford had squandered whatever credibility the Taurus name had by pumping them out with uninspired design, fit, and finish, and few if any changes, for so long. Typical Ford thinking. Honda has been selling the Accord nameplate for over 20 years now, with updates every 4 to 5 years, like clockwork.
I take care of all my outfits. 3 years old, and still has the new car smell. I'm a smoker and I won't even smoke in my car.
" - - a family sedan so revolutionary that its 1985 debut changed forever the way cars look, feel and drive. - - the car that saved the company."
Ford did that four times:
In 1908 - Model T
c. 1930 - Model A
In 1949 -' 49 Ford
In 1985 - Taurus
It would be nice if they did it again, but I don't think they know what to do. Cars are so boring and look-alike today that I wish somebody like Ford would jolt us all with a model to write home about, or just write about.
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